Tool-holder.



J. B. DENGLER. 1

TOOL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1917.

Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

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TOOL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 1917.

1 %%&%@. Patented Nov. 2?, 1917.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- ammo JOHN B. DENGL ER, OF OIL CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOOL-HOLDER.

Application filed March 19, 191?.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. DENGLER a citizen of the United States,resldmg at 611 City, in the county of Venango and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Holders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the type Another object of my invention is toprovide a tool holder which is supported on the lathe carriage and notin the tool post as in the majority of holders. 1

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby differentsized tools may be employed without changing the construction of thetool holder or the clamped adjustment thereof.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a tool holder whichhas relatively free movement about the tool post or the lathe upon whichit is employed.

To this end my invention consists of the novel construction andcombination of parts to be more fully'hereinafter described and claimed,and in which the accompanying drawings form part of the specification.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my tool holder partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal plan View;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation of the holder on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2;

Fig. l is a side elevation of the holder illustrating the reducingbushing;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the bush-- s;

Fig. 6 is an elevation of the tool;

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified form of my invention, and

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1. is an ordinary lathe carriage provided inthe usual manner with a tool post 2 having the ordinary slot 3 therein,and provided at its top with a clamping screw 1. This is the ordinarytype of construction and is merely Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2?, 1911?.

Serial No. 155,805.

shown to illustrate the application of my invention. Seated on the lathecarriage 1 and surrounding the tool post 2, is a base or bed plate 5provided with a central bore 6 to receive the tool post. The bore 6 isof suilicient diameter to allow of the base plate 5 being rotated aboutthe post 2.

The base plate 5 is substantially square in outline and is provided atone corner with an upright lug 7.

The lug 7 is provided with a front face 9 the lower portion of which isflush with the front edge of the plate 5 while the upper portion receedsat a slight angle. The lug 7 is also provided with a rearwardly anddownwardly inclined top edge 8. This lug 7 is also provided with adownwardly and rearwardly inclined square bore 10. This bore 1G extendsentirely through the lug 7, having its ends in the end faces of the lug,the highest end of the bore being located in the front face 9 of the lug7.

In conjunction with this holder a tool 12 is provided having a shank 11with a bent portion 13 at one end. This bent portion 13 is adapted forinsertion in the socket formed by the bore 10 of the lug 7. The straightportion of the shank 11 may be of any length desired and is extendedhorizontally beyond the lug 7 for application to the material carried onthe lathe spindle as desired. Owing to this feature of construction, itis merely necessary to move the tool 12 horizontally when it is desiredto adjust the same as this movement will cause the portion 13 seated inthe bore or socket 10 to move either upwardly or downwardly in thesocket, according to the direction of horizontal movement of the tool12. t will be seen that this provides a range of vertical as well ashorizontal adjustment of the tool obtainable at one movement of thetool, and is a great improvement over the ordinary type of tool holderwhich requires two or three different adjustments to obtain the sameresult.

The top edge 8 of the lug 17 is provided with internally threaded bores14 which communicate with the bore 10; set screws 15 are positioned inthese bores and are readily adjustable therein to clamp down upon theportion of the shank of the tool which is inserted in the socket or bore10. The lug 7 may be provided with one or more of these set screws, asdesired.

When it is desired to use tools having shank of smaller dimension thanthe bore or socket 10, a spacer 16 is placed in the bore. This spacer 16is provided with a downwardly extending lip 17 for engagement with thefront face 9 of the lug 7 to hold the same within the bore.

The spacer is provided on its upper face with a channel 18 extending theentire length of the spacer and is adapted to receive the shank of thetool'desired to be clamped in the lug 7. It will be readily seenthatthis spacer need not be of any specific construction but may bevaried to suit the individual character of the tool em- 7 ployed.

Extending through the slot 8 of the tool post 2 and bearing upon thebase plate 5, is a key block 19 which is adapted to be forced downwardlyagainst the plate 5 when the screw at in the outer portion of the toolpost is brought into engagement with the upper face of the key block 19.This provision of the key block 19 will provide a clamp to secure thebase plate 5 upon the lathe carriage at any point desired in theadjustment of the plate 5 about the tool post 2.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have illustrated a modification of my invention inwhich the base plate 5 is provided with a pair of lugs 7 at oppositecorners of the plate 5. These lugs are similar in every respect to thelug 7 herein before described, except that they are oppositelypositioned with relation to their front faces 9. Except for theabovementioned difference the holder as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 is ofexactly the same construction as the holder herein before described andis illustrated to show the application of the plurality of tool holderson the same base plate;

The operation of my device Wlll be clearly understood from thedescription and it is only necessary to state briefly the manner ofusing thesame. The plate 5 is first placed over the "tool post andpositioned at the point desired on the lathe carriage, after which thekey block 19 is inserted in the slot 3 .of the tool post and forced downagainst the plate by action ofthe screw 4, thereby clampingthe platesecurely on the lathe carriage 1. The bent portion of the shank of thetool is then inserted in the socket or bore 10 in ,thevlug 7 andsecurely clamped therein by means of the set screws 15. Then it isdesired to adjust the tool it is merely necessary .to loosen the setscrews 15 and slide the tool horizontally in the direction desired,after which the screws 15 may be again tightened to clampthe tool in theposition desired It will thus be seen that it is not necessary to.interfere in any way with the adjustment of the tool holder, which is ofgreat importance. 1

What I desire to protect by Letters Patent and claim is The combinationof a tool having a shank bent downwardly at one end, the cutting edge ofthe tool being at the end of the straight portion with a holdercomprising a horizontal base plate centrally apertured to receive thetool post of a lathe, an upwardly extending lug formed integral on onecorner of said base plate, said lug being provided with an inclined borefor the reception of the tool and means for clamping the tool wherebythe cutting edge of the tool may be adjusted in a series'of horizontalplanes. i V

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN B. DENGrLEIR.v

Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. MURPHY, HUNTER M. CRAIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. v

